Narragansett Town Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get this straight right off the bat: there’s not a single decent surfable wave in the 16-day window for Narragansett Town Beach. The whole stretch is a flat spell with a side of messy wind. Nothing is coming together. The swell is small, the periods are short, and the wind is almost always on it or cross-shore. The water’s sitting at 70°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so that’s something if you just want a float.

Thursday morning July 9th starts us off with a pathetic 1ft, 6-second swell from the SSW, and a moderate cross-shore from the SW at 12 mph. The combined energy is a very weak 25. That’s not surf, that’s a washing machine. The afternoon barely improves—3ft, 5 seconds, 16 mph cross-shore, 36 energy. It’s all poor.

Friday July 10th morning sees a tiny 2ft, 5-second S swell with a light cross-offshore breeze from the W at 6 mph. The surface is clean, but there’s just no power. The afternoon goes offshore from the WNW at 9 mph, but the swell drops to 1ft and 6 seconds, energy down to 12. Clean, but flat.

Saturday July 11th is a write-off. 2ft, 7 seconds from the S with a cross-onshore breeze from the ENE at 6 mph in the morning, and a risk of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Choppy, weak, no good.

Sunday July 12th through Wednesday July 15th is the same story: tiny swell, mostly under 2ft, short periods, cross or cross-onshore wind. The biggest pulse comes Tuesday afternoon July 14th with a 4ft, 6-second SSW swell, but it’s messy with a 16 mph cross-shore, and the combined energy is only 87. Still poor.

We get a bit of a clean spell Thursday July 16th morning with a glassy 0.7ft, 5-second swell and a light cross-offshore from the WSW at 3 mph, but it’s basically flat. Energy is 6.

From Friday July 17th right through to Monday July 21st, the swell bottoms out. Most readings are 0.3ft to 0.7ft, even with some long-period 14-15 second groundswell on the 17th and 18th, the energy is only 7-9. That’s not enough to break. The wind is offshore or clean, but there’s nothing to ride.

Tuesday July 21st morning shows a little pulse: 3ft, 5 seconds from the SE with a 12 mph cross-shore, 35 energy. Still poor. The afternoon bumps to 3ft, 5 seconds, 57 energy, but it’s choppy cross-onshore.

Wednesday July 22nd is the closest thing to a highlight, and it’s still a pass. Morning shows 4ft, 8 seconds from the S, with a 12 mph cross-onshore, and the combined energy jumps to 195 (moderate). That’s the biggest energy of the whole period. But it’s cross-onshore and choppy. The afternoon is similar at 4ft, 8 seconds, 149 energy, still choppy. That swell is too short period for any real quality, and the wind kills it. Would be more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer.

Thursday July 23rd and Friday July 24th fade back to weak, messy, small surf. Energy drops into the 20s and 30s again.

This is a blank run for Narragansett Town Beach. The area is sheltered and exposed to the SE, but there’s just no solid swell lining up with good wind. It happens. Forecasts can change, but right now, there’s nothing to get excited about. Keep the board in the car, but don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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